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whaleback

noun
whale·​back | \ ˈhwāl-ˌbak How to pronounce whaleback (audio) , ˈwāl-\

Definition of whaleback

: something shaped like the back of a whale

Examples of whaleback in a Sentence

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 Eventually, wreckage from the S.S. Clifton, began drifting ashore on the Canadian side of Lake Huron, indicating that the whaleback freighter sank. — Brent Ashcroft, Detroit Free Press, "Mystery solved: S.S. Clifton discovered in Lake Huron," 21 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of whaleback

1886, in the meaning defined above

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